Genius Floridi: Princes Doria Pamphilj exhibition in Città di Castello
Città di Castello's roots and unsuspected entanglement with the history of three great families. On display are the historical adventures of the Floridi and Doria Pamphilj families in the splendid Umbrian town. The Genius Floridi exhibition, sponsored byI Floridi Doria Pamphilj Trust and dedicated to the links between Città di Castello and the three noble families, opened at Palazzo Bufalini.
The exhibition was presented by Don Massimiliano Floridi, founder of the Trust and as his wife, Donna Gesine Pogson Doria Pamphilj, an active supporter of a project to consolidate and research the values and cultural heritage that the three lineages have produced over the centuries. Don Massimiliano Floridi explained that he strongly wanted this exhibition, dedicated to the Tifernati right during the Floridians, because it is part of the Trust's mission to be "at the forefront in promoting knowledge of the common and deep roots of our families, sharing, as well as preserving, the wonderful heritage of art and culture related to them."
Thus, this is not merely an artistic exhibition, but an informative and cultural event, made particularly fascinating by the fact that the descendants are still emotionally attached to the memory and the places represented by it. The works are thus replicas reflecting themes related to the vocation of the protagonists: Christian religious devotion for the Florids, feudal power for the Dorias and art and patronage for the Pamphiljs.
The purpose is to recall the origins of the Genius of Valtiberina, first described by Pliny the Younger, and to show the ties that arose from San Florido and multiplied over the centuries. Several curiosities can be discovered during the tour, developed in three parts, showing how this personal and family history was intertwined with that of Città di Castello to the point of conditioning its territory.
One above all is the correspondence between Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Doria Pamphilj, Legate of Urbino from 1785 to 1794, and Captain Filippo Buonsignori of Città di Castello, in which their collaboration in the elaboration of a road system that would have allowed the city's communication with other settlements in the region, as well as a more viable and faster connection with Tuscany and Rome, is revealed. Significant was the support and sponsorship of the Region of Umbria and the City of Città di Castello, which thus wanted to testify to the importance of similar projects for the realities they represent.